Gadopentetic acid

Gadopentetic acid is one of the trade names for a gadolinium-based MRI contrast agent, usually administered as a salt of a complex of gadolinium with DTPA (diethylenetriaminepentacetate) with the chemical formula A2[Gd(DTPA)(H2O)]; when cation A is the protonated form of the amino sugar meglumine the salt goes under the name "gadopentetate dimeglumine". It was described in 1981 by Hanns-Joachim Weinmann and colleagues [1] and introduced as the first MRI contrast agent in 1987 by the Schering AG. It is used to assist imaging of blood vessels and of inflamed or diseased tissue where the blood vessels become "leaky". It is often used when viewing intracranial lesions with abnormal vascularity or abnormalities in the blood–brain barrier. It is usually injected intravenously. Gd-DTPA is classed as an acyclic, ionic gadolinium contrast medium. Its paramagnetic property reduces the T1 relaxation time (and to some extent the T2 and T2* relaxation times) in NMR, which is the source of its clinical utility.

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Gadopentetic acid
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Elimination half-lifeDistribution half life 12 minutes, elimination half 100 minutes
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FormulaC14H18GdN3O10
Molar mass545.56 g·mol−1
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Marketed as Magnevist by Bayer AG, it was the first intravenous contrast agent to become available for clinical use, and is in widespread use around the world. Magnevist is a clear, colorless to slightly yellow solution containing 0.5 mmol gadopentetate dimeglumine/mL (equivalent to 469.01 mg/mL of gadopentetate dimeglumine). Similar contrast agents are Magnetol manufactured by Isorad,[2] Dotarem (gadoterate) manufactured by Guerbet, MultiHance (gadobenate dimeglumine) and ProHance (gadoteridol) manufactured by Bracco, Omniscan (gadodiamide) manufactured by GE Healthcare, and OptiMARK (gadoversetamide) manufactured by Mallinckrodt.

Gadolinium based agents may cause a toxic reaction known as nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF) in patients with severe kidney problems.[3][4]

Compared to other gadolinium-based MRI contrast agents, Gadopentetate dimeglumine (Gd-DTPA2-) chelates allow delayed Gadolinium-enhanced Magnetic Resonance of Cartilage (dGEMRIC). The unique charge characteristic of this complex allows researchers to inversely measure spin-lattice relaxation times as they are related to the concentration of proteoglycan aggregates and charged glycosaminoglycan side chains in articular cartilage.[5][6]

Chemical structure and mode of action

In the complex of Gd3+ and DTPA5− the gadolinium ion is 9-coordinate, surrounded by the 3 nitrogen atoms and 5 oxygen atoms from the carboxylate groups. The ninth coordination site is occupied by a water molecule.[7] This water molecule is labile and exchanges rapidly with water molecules in the immediate vicinity of the gadolinium complex. The gadolinium ion has 7 unpaired electrons with parallel spins and is strongly paramagnetic with an 8S electronic ground state. The relaxation time of the water molecules is affected by their intermittent binding to the paramagnetic centre. This alters their MRI properties and enables contrast enhancement to be achieved.[8]

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References
  1. https://patents.google.com/patent/US5021236
  2. http://www.isorad.co.il/en/products/gadolinium_gd_dtpa_05m_injection
  3. Murphy KJ, Brunberg JA, Cohan RH (1996). "Adverse reactions to gadolinium contrast media: a review of 36 cases". American Journal of Roentgenology. 167 (4): 847–849. doi:10.2214/ajr.167.4.8819369. PMID 8819369.
  4. H.S. Thomsen; S.K. Morcos; P. Dawson (November 2006). "Is there a causal relation between the administration of gadolinium-based contrast media and the development of nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF)?". Clinical Radiology. 61 (11): 905–906. doi:10.1016/j.crad.2006.09.003. PMID 17018301.
  5. Bashir A, Gray ML, Boutin RD, Burstein D. Glycosaminoglycan in articular cartilage: in vivo assessment with delayed Gd(DTPA)(2-)-enhanced MR imaging. Radiology. Nov 1997;205(2) 551–558.
  6. Bashir A, Gray ML, Hartke J, Burstein D. Nondestructive imaging of human cartilage glycosaminoglycan concentration by MRI. Magn Reson Med. May 1999;41(5) 857–865.
  7. A. Dean Sherry, Peter Caravan, Robert E. Lenkinski "Primer on Gadolinium Chemistry" J. Magnetic Resonance 2009, volume 30, p1240–1248. doi:10.1002/jmri.21966
  8. Caravan, Peter; Ellison, Jeffrey J.; McMurry, Thomas J.; Lauffer, Randall B. (1999). "Gadolinium(III) Chelates as MRI Contrast Agents:  Structure, Dynamics, and Applications". Chem. Rev. 99 (9): 2293–2342. doi:10.1021/cr980440x. PMID 11749483.
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